The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-20
EMBROIDERY As HroH ARE
The American school OF Embroidery Leads
the werid-werk Worthy 70 Put Beside
Famous Old Masterpieces OF the Needle.

| The American school or Embroidery Leads
| the werid-work Worthy Co Put Beside
| Famous old Masterpieces OF tho Needle.
Tho exhibition OF embroidores now being
| held at the rooms OF tho Associated Artists
| emphasizes tho fact that while It is only within
| tho past fow years that embroidery has be-
| como an art In this country. Il has been car
ried further and in moro independent direc-
| lions than any other branch OF art No ono for
q moment would think OF using the term
American School OF Painting, but IL 10
| proper TO say the American School OF
Embroidery: and In using the term to chal-
lenge comparison with schools OF embroidery
elsewhere past and present.
or this the tapestries on exhibition are an
instance. These do for modern art exactly
what the Gobelins did for Vatican and Bou-
cher 1t is not only that they reproduce tho
designs and color effects OF modern works Of
art. but they translate their technique, whether
II be the brush work Of an oil painting or the
broad washes Of the water color. To do this
special fabric had to BIO woven, and thus. on
the other hand. the manufacturer In new
wares and now color effects has felt and profit
ed by the embroiderers art. This tapestry
canvas is of silk. and 30 woven that the de-
sign wrought by the needle with colored silks
becomes a part OF the texture. In conse-
quence, the surface 1t represents is as smooth
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time, as are tho tapestries Of Gobelins and
Bcauvas.
or tho designs shown a number illustrate
different artistic effects. One is of "Pens.
LOPEZ taken from sketch designed by
Miss Dora Wheeler in Julien's studio at
Paris. The composition Is daring. Pence
across The canvas "' her facs IN proe WSs
cal lines The color, except the Hssh tints is
but so a b"auty moduatea that Il does srG nos
IS IN Whs S as1s SRs
studies, taken from American fiction. Hiida"
n no@ e0ns Sur ssf1ss
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Here, within narrow range Of tints, is con-
yeyed the driving snow storm. the sense Of dis
feet and the gaasy textures Of the draperies.
TO do this with paint presents a problem, but
eea Tfh ssay is nnE 10 Te L
light that it receives 1t loses some Of these SUBJ
serves word Il IS Border ' Of snr 'ssSS
tinted cloth Of silver We on which the ornament is
sy Inc rs
Al her feet, another looking up awaits his turn.
The at is bs eeis aR bar the
color Below is the green rippns sea- f IN the
5acksroupd the blue 81 summer a, sky, The thin
ns T ns Of ih Sus erm M is in
s 6oH 1ss l. n bit
light. which shows that it is o. easy to trans
late feeling and sentiment with the needle as
Blu But this exhibition of embroideries takes
mu:h wider range. There Is cloth OF silver
iiexibi iH' 20. Of texture. Ths is Sounded bya
GRACEFUL DESIGN Of rlbbons gathered into, knots
white SILK canvas has a, gold net swung across
1t like festoon and falling, OH one side to the
S yellow and n ana Wo
In work OF more conventional nature there
ere tw3 p9rsres of old red plush an old
with flowers and foliage wrought in gold and
pinkish silks, and another. 2 Moorish design.
appliestions Of she.like tints Of plush to Cloths
From the Decorative Art Society of this city
there IS a tablecloth in ribbon work. This lsa
shown, repeats tho style Of Louis XVI It IS
snd ds By ct nsd Saso Of a s
made Of small ribbons 50 exquisitely manipu;
lated that they present an or;nsment beautiful
From the Boston Decorative Art Society IS a
od ssn ID aa svtE no. esey
work. Boston sends also some interesting OK
am nTL Of embroidery on leather: ..,.. :.
no nOC!leSJeT )eCOrutlSe ATT oOCleCy IL
represented by embroidery in linen with white
flls-fors. which commands attention.
The Baltimore Decorative Art Society has
contributed work fthe same sort. One Of the
pieces. an old Spanish design on white linen
Is considered. in the Ingenious application Of
its stitches. to be one Of the best pieces Of the
kind ever seen hero.
Some OF the individual pieces are worth at.
tention. One of these is q portiere by Miss
Hannah Weed Of Boston. with q design 81
drawn and admiralty spaced.
Mrs M. A. Williamson Of Indianapolis
sends a novel work. q portiere OF chamois skin
traced in a bold design laid in tints Of purple
blue and green paint and outlined With col
most aboriginal in this piece. This Is not the
first time Miss Williamson has shown origin.
atty and independence in her work, She wai
the first person to use the silk boiting cloth
which has been wrested from the flour millsl os
decorative MI